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Chronic Phlegm Collecting in my throat, I constantly have to swallow
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) | Last Active: 4 hours ago | Replies (87)Comment receiving replies
@jc76 You are spot on with your quote. I too have all the symptoms of silent reflux. At 82 and with a pacemaker and too long on pantoprazole, I am trying to switch to a different method to both control my GERD/reflux and keep the acid level lower. It matters not what I eat, same results. I had my gall bladder removed years ago and since then, the reflux. There has to be a connection.
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@brigid4
I saw ENT couple of days ago. They do a short term medication treatment for GERD and silent reflux.
The ENT physician did a scope on me including down to vocal cords and cannot find a reason from sinuses causing the accumulation of mucus in my throat. She recommended an OTC to try but I think has something to do with the back of throat not acid.
My PCP told me he thinks I have silent reflux disease. He says he also thinks I have developed over the years a irritated vagus nerve in back of throat and sends signals to brain to make more mucus.
Either way a real pain to deal with. I am not certain I have silent reflux disease as I can develop the mucus and phlegm in back of throat standing straight so not sure how acid can come up into my esophagus standing up.
I will pass on the outcome of the OTC I was suggested to take. Don't have the name of it right now, and have not taken it. But will pass on in later post whether it helped or not.